civière

French

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *cibaria, from Latin cibus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.vjɛʁ/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

civière f (plural civières)

1. stretcher (for carrying injured people, etc.) [from 13th c.]

   Synonym: brancard

   • 2016, Jacques Tardi, Dominique Grange, Le dernier assaut, Bruxelles; Paris: Casterman, →ISBN, page 39:

     À proximité d'une civière, sans doute tombée de la poche d'un des cadavres, Augustin avait ramassé une petite boîte métallique de cigarettes.

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2. (historical) the rank of a noble without a fief

See also

• grabat

Further reading

• “civière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012